Question

What was meant by the enlightenment idea of natural rights

Answer 1

Rights given by God to humankind.

Step-by-step explanation:

This was a serious subject back then because of the influence of the Catholic Church. Because they said that there were natural laws, with that they justified slavery, but the ideal the rights were given by God, was a revolutionary one.

With this ideal, revolutions were support, because explained to people that they were free by nature.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

That is, rights that are God-given and can never be taken or even given away. Among these fundamental natural rights, Locke said, are "life, liberty, and property." ... The purpose of government, Locke wrote, is to secure and protect the God-given inalienable natural rights of the people.